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Winter Weekend Dance Intensive

December 17 - 18, 2011

Cost: $150 for Both Days ($75 for One Day)

Minimum Age: 16

Technique Classes, Repertoire, and Composition/Improvisation

(9:30-4:00 Daily)

Stay involved in the Chicago dance scene throughout the holiday weeks and

experience the award-winning athletic style of Thodos Dance Chicago!

A Contemporary Dance Workshop for Pre-professional and Professional Dancers

Minimum Age Requirement: 16+

Daily Schedule

                               Ballet Technique                              9:30am - 11:00am

                              Contemporary Technique                11:00am -12:30pm

                              Lunch                                                12:30pm -  1:00pm 

                             Repertoire                                          1:00pm - 3:00pm

                            Composition/Improvisation             3:00pm - 4:00pm

Technique Classes

Each Workshop day will begin with intermediate/advanced Ballet technique. This class is formatted to meet the needs of advanced and pre-professional contemporary dancers.  Modern and Contemporary technique classes are offered in the award-winning athletic style of Thodos Dance Chicago, incorporating principles of release, alignment, spatial awareness, fall and recovery, and integrating challenging technical combinations.

Repertoire

Learn the athletic and innovative repertoire that makes Thodos Dance Chicago one of the nation's premiere Contemporary dance companies. The Company's repertoire includes exciting new choreography taught by Melissa Thodos and ensemble members who are unique in their ability to dance, teach and choreograph new works, as seen in the acclaimed performance series "New Dances."

Composition/Improvisation

This daily class will challenge dancers to explore their own unique choreographic voice through principles of composition and improvisation. This exploration process is similar to that which ensemble members experience when choreographing pieces created and performed by the Company for "New Dances." This intensive portion of the workshop will also include aspects of Contemporary  partnering in addition to choreographing with props. The class will culminate with a showing of each dancer/choreographer's creation.

Online Registration & Payment

Drucker Center

Menomonee Club for Boys and Girls

1535 North Dayton Street

Chicago, IL 60642

For Workshop info: 1-312-266-6255

For Directions: 1-312-664-4631

Partnering Sponsors

Foundation Sponsors